The Arts and Entertainment Magazine recently sent our paperwork and credentials in to The Washington Capitals hockey team to cover their games. We also hope to have interviews with the players and team owners. We started biting our nails when we found out that the NHL and team player representatives reached an impasse on labor negotiations and contracts. This led to the current ‘lockout’ which put a halt on this season.

News is now filtering out that there may be hope after all, and that players and judges were told to ‘get ready’. There may also be plans in the works to create a 48-game season. This is great news, and not unlike the recent financial ‘fiscal cliff’ we have all been left chomping on the bit. (more…)

TAEM- The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has been thrilled to learn that a new book is on the horizon for the favorite sport of it’s publisher…….Hockey ! A long time fan of the sport, and the founding father of an AHL hockey stadium in Pennsylvania, it is a book that he has long waited for. Best of all it is being written by a hockey player that truly understands the sport.

Sean Pronger has been playing hockey for eleven years, and we are thrilled to present his story to all our readers. Sean, please tell us when you first became interested in the sport.

SP- I’ve been interested in hockey as far back as I can remember.  I grew up in a small town (Dryden, Ontario) and there wasn’t much else to do.  With winter being about 8 months long it was either hockey or ice fishing!

TAEM- For all the fans of this sport, and those looking to get into it, tell us about how you trained for it.

SP- When I was younger I don’t think I really trained for it other than play it all the time with my brother and our buddies.  For us, it didn’t seem like practice or training we were just doing something we loved to do.  As I got older I started to officially train for it.  I rode the bike, ran sprints, lifted weights and did plyometrics. (more…)